Reform School

Here’s an article about Oregon State's Reform School from 1903. Royal Howard Campbell was sent here in 1902.  I'm guessing that Roy H. Campbell learned the painter's trade while in school here.  A trade that contributed to his untimely death.

Statesman Journal (Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States of America) · 1 Jan 1903

Here is an updated article about the reform school Roy Howard Campbell was admitted to.  I tried to find access to the log books but have not been successful as of yet.

19 April 2015, Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)

Cousin Royal

My grandfather shared his name Royal with a cousin he never met. Royal Howard Campbell was the son of Nancy Peterson and William Campbell.  Oddly enough, this Royal’s life is also an open book for all to read through newspapers and other docs.

Here is some snippets of his life:

Weekly Oregon Statesman, 18 Nov. 1902

Actual Court documents explaining where the newspaper got its information.  The first page is not complete-there seems to be a missing page.

Court Documents from Marion County, Oregon Clerk

4 Feb. 1940, Bellingham Herald

A cousin named Royal

Last updated 2/24/19

The name Royal comes up twice in my family tree-I don't really know if there is anything significant about the name Royal.  My grandfather always signed papers as Roy and I haven't seen any official documentation that Royal was the name his parents wanted for him.  The only source for this comes from Roy's brother, Robert who wrote a short bio of his parents and in the story he explains that their mother insisted that my grandfather be named Royal Fredrick Peterson (see Robert Peterson's Family History post.)

I bring this up because I find it curious that my grandfather also had a 1st cousin named Royal.  A cousin he never met, but strangely ended up in Washington State as well.

This cousin was Royal Howard Campbell.

Roy Campbell was the son of Nancy Peterson and William A. Campbell.  Nancy was the